Container



T. S. CATLIN.

CONTAINER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 9, 1917.

1,351,325, PatentedAug. 31,1920. v

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T. s. CATLIN.

CONTA-INEE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 9, 1917.

Patented Aug. 31, 1920.

2 'SHEETS-SHEET 2.

I Suva/toc T all whom it may concern:

permit the inflowing of liquid and to prevent UNITED sur @s PATENT QEF'ICE.

,l 'THOMAS s.v oATLiN, or INDieNAroLrs,iNnIANAf V CONTAINER Be it known that I, THoMAs S. CATLIN, a citizen of the United States,`residing at In.-

.dianapolis, in the countyA of Marion and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in- Containers;l

and I do hereby declare thelfollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such `as will enable others skilled in the artvto which it appertains to inake' Vand useV the saine;

Y This invention relates to'improvements in containers, f and more particularly; to such as are especially adapted for use during'the operation of milking lor other'like operations, where there is the possibility of accivdental over-turning of the container, and where. it .is ldesirable to prevent such an accidentV from causing loss of the contained substance. y Y An object in view isy the provision ofv a coveror closure for 'a container adapted to its discharge, and a further object is the provision of means for .preventing accidental removal or dislocationof such closure from Vvthe receptacle. y Y. x Vith these andfurther objects inview, as

will in Vpart hereinafterbecome apparent and in part be stated, the invention comprises certain Vnovel constructions, combinations and larrangements of partsas-subsequently specified and claimed.

In' the accompanying drawings,- Figure 1 is a sectionl elevation of a container embodying .thefeatures of thepresent A invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan View thereof. 1 A Fig. 3 is an enlarged, detail, fragmentar vsideelevation of one ofthe ears of thereceptacle, a fragment of the bail being seen "partly in elevation and partly in cross section. 1 f

'Y Fig. L1k is a vertical, central section taken on the plane indicated by line l--l offFig. 3.'

Fig. 5 is an enlarged, detail, perspective view of a fragment of the bail detached.

Figs. 6, 7 and 8 are views, respectively, similar to views'B, 4 and 5 of'a slightly modified embodiment of the invention.

Referring to the drawingv by numerals, 1

'indicates a bucket or other appropriate container, having a cover or 4closure 2 provided with anannular outstanding flange 3 adapted in operation to rest .upon an annular bead Ll-.jlformed at theupper edgeLof the bucket.

specificati@ of Letters raient; n Pgtfde', 31551920', 1 Appiieation flied January 9,1917.- sefiariv.'141,372.5r c i VA pendent annular flange 'eXtendsf-roni the closure 2 downward `from flange 3 and is adapted to snugly'lit, within the upper fpor-l tion of the'coiitainerl.- "The lclosure 2"is preferably formed' ofjan upwardly'tapering body rising from theflange 3 for a dis! tance suflicient fory accommodating afunnel like portion 6 depending'fromthe upper part-V of. the `inclined walls of the closure 2Without having thefunnel 6 extending an objection-i'V able distanceinto the lbucket or container 1.; The upper-edgevof'the funnel 6 is formed'v integral with-the 'upper edge portion ofthe inclined -walls yof closure. 2, soV that the. 'fun-V nel 6 in fact forms a part fof the closure 2. The lower portion of the funnel 6 terminates in acylindrical throat 7, formedv with an anvnular, bead 8, Onwhich rests an annulus `9` within the throat ,7.7 f'lhe annulus'l 9 carries a line, preferablyimetallic, screen-10. f A cap llrrests upon the annulus 9 forholding the I I .throat 7 so that thefabric12 will be clamped between; the annulus and the bead 8.'4 An Voperating handle'fl is formed on the cap 11,

V same in place, the said cap consisting of a iY cylindrical member preferably formedV of ,so that the ca p may beeasily appliedjand -as .easily removed.

The vlower end of the throat is Closed byl aplate 14 which may befo'rmed' bintegral Vwith'the throat 7 Aandis provided withafcentral aperture'y 15. A sleeve 1G is constructed toslide .onV to'the throat orvcy- `lindical portion 7 and.` to A snugly .surround the same so as to vbe heldin engagement therewith by friction. Thelower end ofthe sleeve 16 is partlyclosed by an'inwardly extending flange 17 `formed with apertures 18 for the passage of milk or OtherIuid,

.and with'a central, enlarged opening-,19

through which-'extendsfthe smaller portion yof valve 20. The valve 20consists yof a conical orv Vfrusto ,conical body, .preferably hollow, but which may be otherwise lformed and which is positioned for having itsbase or flat outer end exposed'toward the inner -iat face of the plate14. v..The.valvef20k eX- tends from the said outer or upper end inwardly through the raperture 19 and always presents an inclined wall to the edge of the aperture 19. Vhen the parts are in the upright position as seen in Fig. 1, and which position is always assumed for purposes of facility of identification Vof relative locations in this description unless `otherwise specifically stated, the valve is sustained solely by the flange 17 and leaves the aperture 15 open and free forvthe inlowing of liquid. When, however, the receptacle 1 is tilted to approximately a horizontal position, the inclined wall of the conical valve 2., which is presentedto the edge of the aperture 19 enables the valve to slide outward,

kespecially since the outer portion of the valve is heavier than its inner portion. Thus, the valve is p caused to takea seat against the plate 14, and the said plate may, therefore, be properly designated as a valve seat. To insure this Yaction with the least possible tilting of the receptacle y1 that would lead to discharge of liquid therefrom, the outer portion ofvalve 20 is preferably weighted beyond itsnormal weight by having its base or outermost wall formed of thicker material, preferably of metal, than the other iwalls. This excess weight can, of course, be secured in many other ways.

ln operation, during the course of milking, the streams of milk will strike the walls of the funnel 6 and descend through the strainers and through the aperture 15 down on to'p of the larger end of"valve 20, and falling therefrom will descend through the apertures 18 into the receptacle. Assuming that an accident occurs, causing the bucket or container 1 to be thrown to one side, completely or partly filled, it will be noted'that just as quickly as the bucket turns over on its side or assumes an appreciable inclination in that direction, the valve 2O will slide on its inclined wall against the edge of aperture 19 and be caused to rest by gravity with its outer-,cr valve face engaging the valve seat 14, and thus closing the aperture' 15 against accidental discharge of vliquid from the container. l/Vhenthe bucket is picked up again and set in its upright position, the valve 20 Hwill naturally adjust itself to its normal position. The inclination of the conical walls Y of valve 20 and their length should vbe such that the lowest point Vof the valve face or base of the valve 2O may rest inthe angle formed between the inner edge'of throat 7 Y `and the adjacentv portion of the wall of sleevel, with the inner portion of the valve resting against` and extending inwardly beyond rthe edge of the aperture 19, when the when-the bucket is lying The sleeve 16 is merely slid upon the throat portion Z and while held frictionally in place during use, may be easily manually withdrawn so that the valve 20 may be taken out for purposes ofcleansing the parts, and

'the parts can be as easily re-assembled as they were removed. The cap 11, annulus 9,

and filtering screens carried or engaged Athereby may also be readily manually 'removed. 4 l Y ,Y

It is apparent, of course, that if the container 1 were overturned or thrown to one side, and the cover or closure 2'shouldaccidentally becomeA dislocated or removed from the container, the value ofthe valve 20, and' its coperating parts will be lost. Itis,

therefore, `rdesirable to provide some lefli- I cient, easily and quickly operated means for locking said closure against such dislocation. To this'end, and to the further end of' preventing the said locking means from'V interfering with the ready removalof the closure f sisting of a horizontal part 24 andv a vheck portion 25. The horizontal part 24, in each instance, extends through the slot 22, so that the hook 25will be at the outsideof the .ear

and the body portion of the bail 23 'at the inside thereof; v stands from the bead-4 a distance suflicient to accommodate the bail 23 between thebeadV and ear, and the horizontal portion 24 in each instance is of suilicient length to extend .Each of the-ears 21 out-r" Y from the ear an appreciable distance beyond .i

the bead 4, whereby the horizontalportion 24 may be caused to overlie the flange 3, as clearly seen in'full lines in Figs. 1 2

and 4. rlhe bail 243 is made of spring material, Yso that when the horizontal Aparts 24 1 i thus overhang` theY flange 3, the bail will actually clampV the inclined walls of the closure 2 and the bail may be swung fromits raised position asseen in Fig. 1 toits horidotted lines in Fig. 3, without' appreciably varying this gripping relation, and while retaining the flange 3 firmly held by the horizontal portion 24, so thatthe closure 2 :z'ontal positionV as seen in Fig. 2 and in' cannot accidentally be removed. When it isdesired, however, to remove the closure 2, the bail 23 being in the upright position seen in Fig. 1, has its ends moved apart so that the horizontalA portions 24 move Voutward through the respective ears 21 until thebailY proper strikes said earsand then the 'bail is pressed down until its ends arrive the lower ends of the slots 22. The? bail 1s then swung to a horizontal position, Yas indicated in dottedlines in Figs. 3'and'4.1

The closure 2 is thus freed from engageupper ends of the slots 22 when the ends ofv the bail will spring inwardly to the posi-.l

ment of the bail and may be readily withdrawn from the container. When the closure 2 is returned to the container, it is only necessaryl to swing'the bail to its upright Vposition and draw upwardly on thev bail until the ends of the bail are moved tothe Vtion overhanging the flange 4.

In order to lock the ends of the position overhanging a part of the closure 2, and also to lock the bail in the releasedlposition seenin dotted lines in Fig. 4

-an obstruction is provided in the length o each of the end portions 24 such, for example, as a flattened, lenlarged portion 24 ofA greater diameter than the width ofthe slot 22 and designed,VV whenever the bail 23 is in its horizontal position, to engage the respective ear 21 at the edges of the slot 22 and to thereby retain the respective end portion 24 against longitudinal reciprocation. It will be noted that the enlargement 24 is of a vthickness less than the diameter of the rod tions of bail 23 outward, when the bail is in its upright position, and thus moving the enlargement 24 out through the slot'22, and

through the slot at any point. In this structhen' swinging the' bail 23Vto va horizontalposition, the bail will be effectively locked out of engagement with the flange 3. This will be true whether the bail 23 is moved to the lower end of the slot 22 or not, and thev lowering of the bail in the slots 22 need not occur unless especially desired, and is provided merely as a meansof facility in getting the bail entirely out of the way.

In Figs-6, 7 and 8 is illustrated a slightly modified `embodiment in the provision of a globular enlargement 24 for the horizontal portion 24 of bail 23. In the form seen in Fig. 5, enlargement 24 is preferably formed of the material of the bail stamped to enlarged Vflattened condition, but in the form seen in Fig. 8, the enlargement 24" is preferably produced by the casting of the ball onto the horizontal portion 24. The operation'of the structure seen in Figs. 6,7 and 8 is the same as that just above described, eX- cept that the ball 24" is passed through an enlargement 22 in the slot 22 of the ear 21 instead of being capable of being passed ture the ball24 will hold the bail in its the bail 23 in locking position 'or in theunlocked position, according to its locationiat one or the other side of the ear 21 and this result is secured only when the horizontal portion 24 is eitherat one end or the other of the slot 2,2.

' This application is a continuation in part vof my Patent No. 1,217 ,564,V granted Februs ary 27,' 1917. i WhatV I claim is 1 combination with a container and a closure therefor, of abail for the container, and ears v onthe container for supporting thev bail, said bail having out-turned ends and the ears having restricted openings therein receiving the ends of the bail, each end vof the bail .having an enlargement adapted, when turned to a predetermined position, to pass .through the opening in the adjacent ear in one direction for binding the bail against Vthe closure to'hold, the latter in place and in the other direction to hold the bail out of 1 engagement with 'the closure to admitopening thereof.

2. In a device of the class described, Vthe V1. In adevice of the class' described, the y combination with a container and a'closure therefor, of 4abail forthe container, ears'on the container through which the end portions of the-bail extend, each ofthe end portions of the bail having a horizontal portion adapted to move longitudinally through Vthe respective ear, and each ear having a slot for accommodating such movement, thel slot being'formed with an enlargement, and

an enlargement fixedy to each of the horizony i tal portions of the end portions of thebail 'and of a size Vfor passing through the enlarged portion ofthe slot but too largeftoY pass through other portions-thereof, `wherev by the bail isfadapted to be locked with its end portions either engaging the closure or locked out of engagement therewith.

3'. In a device ofthe class described, the

combination with a vcontainer' Vand a closure therefor,of a bail for. the container,1an ear .i

mounted on the container for eachv end of the bail formed withan aperture for the passage f f ',110

of the end portion of the bail, the bail being formed at eachjendportion with a horizontal portion adapted to move through .the

aperture in the ear, 'the horizontal portion l being'formed with an enlargement adapted to pass through the aperture when .inv one HARDY W. RoBBINs, C. MCGAMPBELL.

THOMAS s. CATLIN. 

